Chula Vista to become "Welcoming City" after vote

CHULA VISTA (CBS 8/AP) - The City of Chula Vista is becoming a "Welcoming City." The Chula Vista City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night in favor of the resolution.

There's no strict definition of a welcoming city, but the declaration is seen as a symbolic gesture reflecting policies that make the city more immigrant-friendly.

Supporters say the designation is designed to help people feel more comfortable in their own community.

"This is why we have courts to halt the overreach of a president and an attorney general who either don't understand the constitution or choose to ignore it,” said San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera

A San Francisco federal court handed President Donald Trump another legal setback Tuesday, when a federal judge blocked any attempt by the Trump administration to withhold funding from "sanctuary cities" that do not cooperate with U.S. immigration officials, saying the president has no authority to attach new conditions to federal spending.

U.S. District Judge William Orrick issued the preliminary injunction in two lawsuits — one brought by the city of San Francisco, the other by Santa Clara County — against an executive order targeting communities that protect immigrants from deportation.

The injunction will stay in place while the lawsuits work their way through court.

The judge rejected the administration's argument that the executive order applies only to a relatively small pot of money and said President Donald Trump cannot set new conditions on spending approved by Congress.

Even if the president could do so, those conditions would have to be clearly related to the funds at issue and not coercive, as the executive order appears to be, Orrick said.

"Federal funding that bears no meaningful relationship to immigration enforcement cannot be threatened merely because a jurisdiction chooses an immigration enforcement strategy of which the president disapproves," the judge said.

It was the third major setback for the administration on immigration policy.

President Trump responded via Twitter:

First the Ninth Circuit rules against the ban & now it hits again on sanctuary cities-both ridiculous rulings. See you in the Supreme Court!

Elon Musk unveiled his underground transportation tunnel on Tuesday, allowing reporters and invited guests to take some of the first rides in the revolutionary albeit bumpy subterranean tube — the tech entrepreneur's answer to what he calls "soul-destroying traffic."

Elon Musk unveiled his underground transportation tunnel on Tuesday, allowing reporters and invited guests to take some of the first rides in the revolutionary albeit bumpy subterranean tube — the tech entrepreneur's answer to what he calls "soul-destroying traffic."

A doctor who owns an Irvine urgent care facility was arrested Tuesday on charges of illegally distributing opioids, including some prescribed to a man charged with running over and killing an off-duty Costa Mesa fire captain riding his bicycle in Mission Viejo.

A doctor who owns an Irvine urgent care facility was arrested Tuesday on charges of illegally distributing opioids, including some prescribed to a man charged with running over and killing an off-duty Costa Mesa fire captain riding his bicycle in Mission Viejo.

An iconic San Diego bar has announced it is closing its doors. Due to the building being sold, In Cahoots in Mission Valley will shut down at the end of the month. But there are some people trying to save it.

An iconic San Diego bar has announced it is closing its doors. Due to the building being sold, In Cahoots in Mission Valley will shut down at the end of the month. But there are some people trying to save it.

Gunfire that erupted during a fight among a small group of teenagers outside a Linda Vista sandwich shop late Tuesday afternoon shattered a window at the business, leaving a bystander injured by flying glass, authorities reported.

Gunfire that erupted during a fight among a small group of teenagers outside a Linda Vista sandwich shop late Tuesday afternoon shattered a window at the business, leaving a bystander injured by flying glass, authorities reported.